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Except for (of course!) rural Queensland. The womenfolk are just as ocker as the men.

When women call men ""mate"" that is pushing the ocher boundaries a little too far.
The most offensive word that Aussies have invented is "You's"", used by both men and women, it shows a tackiness in the extreme.

When women call men ""mate"" that is pushing the ocher boundaries a little too far.
The most offensive word that Aussies have invented is "You's"", used by both men and women, it shows a tackiness in the extreme.

I don't mind women calling men mate, as long as it's in a non-condescending way.

I'm not sure if we invented 'youse', but it's one word which does indicate a lack of class, and is not really related to ockerness but a kind of low class urban manner of speak.

I don't mind women calling men mate, as long as it's in a non-condescending way.

I'm not sure if we invented 'youse', but it's one word which does indicate a lack of class, and is not really related to ockerness but a kind of low class urban manner of speak.

It just doesn't sound right. Sorry.
As for 'Youse', its better than 'You lot'. English needs a distinct plural form for you, I believe. I always think of Victorians when I hear 'Youse', don't know why.

It just doesn't sound right. Sorry.
As for 'Youse', its better than 'You lot'. English needs a distinct plural form for you, I believe. I always think of Victorians when I hear 'Youse', don't know why.

I kind of like 'you mob' although it's not so good if there are only two people. In that case just 'you' suffices just fine.

It just doesn't sound right. Sorry.
As for 'Youse', its better than 'You lot'. English needs a distinct plural form for you, I believe. I always think of Victorians when I hear 'Youse', don't know why.

Y'all!

(properly pronounced without any glotal stop as "yall", as with the rhythm of saying "wall")
Love that pronoun. Sounds a lot more natural than "youse" (infrequently used here too)

Some people laugh at it as sounding so retarded in the Northern US and Canada,
yet won't and can't are natural contractions of (will not) and (cannot) used throughout the English world.

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